Bryant, the retired Los Angeles Lakers star, brought home the golden statue for his contributions to the animated short “Dear Basketball,” based on a poem he wrote in 2015 announcing his impending retirement from basketball. As executive producer, Bryant accepted his Oscar from “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill. He shared the award with Disney animator Glen Keane.

“And to Kobe, for writing ‘Dear Basketball,’ it’s a message for all of us,” Keane said during his acceptance speech. “Whatever form your dream may take, it’s through passion and perseverance that the impossible is possible.”

Bryant, who seemed in disbelief and had to take a deep breath as he repeatedly looked at his Oscar, then delivered a message.

“I don’t know if it’s possible,” Bryant retorted. “I mean, as basketball players, we are really supposed to shut up and dribble. But I am glad we do a little bit more than that.”

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With Drake’s HUGE HIT, “Nice For What” spending its second week at No. 1, he now has now racked up a total of 33 total weeks with songs atop Billboard Hot 100 chart. Drake has successfully surpassed Bruno Mars as the most of any male artist this decade.

The 31-year-old has had six chart-topping hits over the course of his career dating back to 2010 when Rihanna’s “What’s My Name” took the No. 1 spot. Drake would then go on to achieve the TOP SPOT as a solo artist for the first time in 2016 with VIEWS’ “One Dance” and then again with Rihanna’s “Work” spending time at the top. He later returned this year with the previously mentioned “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What” giving him a combined 13 weeks at No. 1 in 2018.